Luke 12:21

So is he that lays up treasure for him self, and is not rich toward God.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

In Context

20But God said to him: Senseless man, this night shall your soul be required of you; and who shall have the things which you have provided?

22And he said to his disciples: For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal.

Luke 12:33Sell what you have, and be charitable. Make for yourselves purses that do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near, and no moth corrupts.

Romans 2:5But, according to your hard and impenitent heart, you treasure up to yourself wrath for a day of wrath, and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

1 Timothy 6:18that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, liberal,

James 5:1Come, now, you rich men, weep and lament for your miseries that are coming upon you.

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:14-22

Worldly-mindedness Exposed. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I… Read the whole commentary →

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